Apparel garment



July 19, 1932. J, RAMBO APPAREL GARMENT Filed April 17, 1930 i/v VE/V 7'07? Jllmes H Pambo.

H TTORNE Y Patented. July 19,, 1932 (JAMES H.-RAMBO, or FAIRFIELn LLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 SEXTON MANUFACTURIN lco rrAIqY, or FAIRFIELD, rLLINoIs, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS ArrAnEL GARMENT Application filed. April 17, 1930. Serial No; 444,933.

This invention relates generally to ap- 1parel garments. More particularly, my in- 'vention relates to a certain new and useful iimprovement in combination apparel garments adapted especially for mens and boys wear and has for its chief object briefly the provision of a unitarygarment of step-in type comprising permanently connected shirt and pants portions, which may be economically manufactured, which may with convenience and facility be dressed on and taken oi the person, which is exceedingly comfortable in use, permitting substan- :tially unrestrained freedom of body movements, and which is neat and pleasing in appearance.

And with the above and other objects and advantages in view, my invention resides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing,

' Figure 1 illustrates in front elevation a combination garment embodying my invention; I

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the garment; and

Figure 3 1s a fragmental or broken rear elevational view of the garment.

Referring now more in detail and b-y-refer ence characters to the drawing, which illus-, trates a preferred embodiment of my invention, the garment may be wholly or in part constructed of woven, knitelastic, or other suitable fabrics and and unitarily includes an upper or shirt-portion A and a lower or pants-portion B permanently joined to gether.

The upper or shirt portion A is fashioned and designed to comfortably fit wearers of practically all chest dimensions and includes, in turn, as preferably a unit, a back section a and a front section, the latter being, as it may be described, a bifurcated or forked extension of the back-section, the bight b of such extension being preferably of arcuate configuration adapted to fit across the back at approximately the base of the neck of the wearer, and the legs 0, c, of such extension being adapted to fitupon and over the shoulders and down shown. 1

The lower or pants portion B is also of loose fitting type and includes a waist-band (Z and depending leg-encircling members e, 6, each preferably of knee-length, ample fullness of material being provided, as at f, in the crotch of the garment. The band 61, in the front of the garment, has preferably the configuration in plan best seen in Figure 1, being widened longitudinally the garment in the nature of an abdominal support, while the leg-members a may be constructed of a single piece of material suitably patterned and shaped and its marginal edges stitched together in a suitable seam 1 running longitudinally and in the rear of the garment from the crotch f to the waist-band cl, as best seen in Figure 3, the leg-members 6 being permanently stitched at and along their upper margin to the lower margin of the band al in a suitable seam 2 extending transversely of and throughout the garment, as shown.

In the front of the garment, to facilitate the front of the wearer, as

putting on and tanking off of the garment and also for the personal convenience of the wearer, the pants-portion B is suitably provided with a neatly finished placket g of overlapping type extending longitudinally the garment throughjthe band (Z and leg-members e to adjacent the crotch f, as best seen in Figure l, the pants-portion B being thereby, asI may say, divided'in the front of the garment to include relatively foldable sections 00, y, adapted'to be releasably retained in closed overlapping relation by co-operating fastening elements, such as buttons and button-holes 3, disposed, as shown, on the belt or band parts of the pants-section w, y.

For the further convenience of the wearer, one of the leg-members e is of divided form and to such end, is provided with a neatly finished placket it also of overlapping type running longitudinally the garment adjacent a side thereof, as bestseen in Figures 2 and 3, so asto provide a throw-back flap, as at 4, the placket it being equipped with cooperating fastening elements, such as the buttons and button-holes 5, for releasably retaining the flap 4: in closed or normal position.

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from their lower end or base towards the shoulders, the extensions 0 bemg of reduced body movements imposed thereuponinwear,

includes at its lower margin preferably an approximately oval strip a of elastic knit material, the wales of which run substantially parallel with the waist-line of the garment, and which is permanently joined to the main back-section a by means of asuitable seam 9 disposed arcua-tely transversely the garment, as best seen in lgure 3, the back: sectlon at its knit strip 0; being of a length to extend transversely the garment approximately from hip to hip or, more specifically between the rear tape-openings 6, 7, and be mg, in turn, permanently united or St-ltCllBCl to the upper margin of the band clby means of a suitable seam 10. a At their opposite outer margins, theback,

section a and its said extension-stripsc, c, are arcuately cut away inwardly, as at 11, 11,

width to comfortably fit upon and over the shoulders, as best seen in Figure 1. From the shoulders, the extensions 0 gradually in-.

crease in breadth towards the pants-section B,

,to the upper margin of the band (Z to which. the respective upper extensions care per,-v

manently united at their lower end, as by suitable respective seams 12, each extension 0 at its lower end being'of such breadth as to extend transversely the garment from adjacent the front tying-opening 6, 7, to the placket-opening g, also as best seen in Figj ure 1.

Along their respective inner margins, the strips or extensions 0 are'thus of gradual arc-v uate contour from the waist to the shoulders, whereby the neck-opening of the shirt-portion A of the garment extends from the bight b forwardly and downwardly in a tapering I manner to adjacent the bandd in the front of the garment, and dueto the cut-away construction and arcuate contour, as at 11 of the back-section a and its extensions 0 along their outer margin, the shirt-portion A of the garment is entirely open at its opposite sides, as, at z, permitting free and unrestrained armmovements.

It will be noted that, with the exception of the securing buttons 3, fastening elements for retaining the garment upon the body are totally eliminated, the shirt portion A being held comfortably upon the body as its extentically formedstitching comprised the respective seams 9, 10, and the, shirt portion A may be further re-enforced by strips of tape l'running from the upper margin of the waist-band (Z in the front of the garment rearwardly over the shoulders and downwardly on the back to the opposite ends, of saidre-inforcing section 13, as best seen in jFigures 1 and 3.

The garment should be properly fitted according to the waist dimensions of the lower 5 or pants section B, which provides forjan absolutely closed crotch as generallyem'ployed :in trousers or running pants, with ample pro- -vision through thefront-flap and side-leg opening for the comfort. and convenience of the wearer.

- The waist dimension, when, fittedto the wearer, is adjustable by reasons of'the tyingtapes'8 to provide for any shrinkage the fabric, andby means of such tapes thegarment may be made selectivelyfornriitting'at the waist according to the comfort and changed measurements of the wearer, ,and the design of the belt or band (Z fashioned from two or more thicknesses of the, fabric and form-fitting being such to act as anabdominal support. Extraordinary freedom of movementof :the arms and chest is insured, by'the absence of the cloth therearound and the absence of arm-holes, -which often restrict arm and shoulder movements.

Sufficient allowance for a large variety of trunk measurementspf the garment is provided as it is designed, and the adjustment of the side ties 8, so as to make the garment form-fitting at the waist, leaves; the: upper portion A loose and comfortable both on tall or short wearers. Further the shirtpertion A being permanently attached to the pants portion B, not only is surplus fabric. around the waist and bunching of fabric around the waist, which is so uncomfortable to the wearerof two-piece garments, wholly eliminated, but also provides against the pants portion B slipping down so lownonl the hips as to bind and be uncomfortable to the wearer,jwhich is the. tendency with separate garments consisting of shirt and p ants s'ections,my new gar- .ment being so constructed that the pants portion B is combined and attached te the shirt portion A and hangs down fromthe shoulders and not fromthe hips. i i The garment may be inexpensively manufactured with minimum of cloth or fabric, band at said placket for removably securing may be easily fashioned, patterned, and shaped, and provides an article which, while particularly adapted for underwear, is also applicable to athletic or gymnasium suits, 13211221111518, beach clothing, sun suits, and the li e.

It is to be understood that changes in the form, construction, arrangements, and combination of the several parts of the garment may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letter Patent is:

A unitary bifurcated garment including a pants-portion comprising a waist-band widened longitudinally of the garment over the abdomen and depending loin and legencircling members, the pants-portion being permanently closed at its crotch and having an overlapping placket extending longitudinally, and centrally in the front, of the garment downwardly through the widened waist-band and leg members to adjacent the closed crotch thereof, the waist-band having pairs of spaced openings upon opposite sides and being permanently stitched at and transversely along its one end to the waistband in the rear of the garment intermediate, said waist-band-openings, said back-section fully extending over the back and upwardly to the neck and having at its upper end a bifurcated extension the legs of which are of gradually increasing width and of a length to fit over the shoulders and to extend at their broader ends to the waist-band in the front of the garment, said legs at their broader ends having a combined width greater than the distance between said pairs of waistband openings and overlapping in the longitudinal center of the garment, said legs at their said broader ends being respectively permanently stitched to the Waist-band intermediate the placket and said respective waist-band openings, said extension-legs being spaced throughout their outer margin from said back-section and with said backsection providing at the opposite sides of the garment elongated arm-openings extending from the shoulders to said waistband, and tapes engaging the waist-band at said openings intermediate the points of attachment of said back-section and of the respective extension-legs to the waist-band for ad ustably varying the size-dimensions of said walst-band, and a row of co-operative fastener elements extending-longitudinally centrally on the garment only on the waistthe garment on the body of the wearer.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

JAMES H. RAMBO. 

